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ForwardAntimicrobial Stewardship and Microbiology Lab Collaborations in Community Hospitals
Effective antimicrobial stewardship is a team sport, and requires the buy-in and support of all healthcare professionals involved in direct patient care. The more that they learn how they can each contribute to these goals and the general principles of antimicrobial stewardship, the better we can all work together to optimize care for our patients and remain aware of when antibiotics are helpful vs harmful.
Target Audience
Nurses, Nurse Practitioners, Pharmacists, Physicians, and Physician Assistants
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:
- Discuss the lack of knowledge for practitioners who are not ID-trained because of how quickly changes occur with antibiotic resistance, changes in microbiology susceptibility breakpoints, published literature, new antimicrobial agents, new dosing regimens to optimize effectiveness, adverse effects.
- Discuss what clinicians learn in school and training about antibiotics and anti-infective therapy quickly goes outdated and requires focus and specialization to keep up with the latest standards of care.
- Discuss the lack of competence often exists because of a lack of resources and time to develop skills necessary to manage effective antimicrobial stewardship programs.
- Recognize education such as this webinar is needed to address these gaps and offer actionable solutions for clinicians who do not know the strategies that work and how to effectively manage their programs.
Additional Information
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 ASP and Micro in Community Webinar_012621_v3_CA edits.pptx | 4.13 MB |
Effective antimicrobial stewardship is a team sport, and requires the buy-in and support of all healthcare professionals involved in direct patient care. The more that they learn how they can each contribute to these goals and the general principles of antimicrobial stewardship, the better we can all work together to optimize care for our patients and remain aware of when antibiotics are helpful vs harmful.
Moderator: Ryan Shields, PharmD, MS
Presenters:
- Erin K. McCreary, PharmD, BCPS, BCIDP
- J. Ryan Bariola, MD, FIDSA
- Kim D’itri
In support of improving patient care, the University of Pittsburgh is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
Physician (CME) The University of Pittsburgh designates this enduring activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit[s]™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Nursing (CNE) The maximum number of hours awarded for this Continuing Nursing Education activity is 1.0 contact hours.
Pharmacy (CPE) This knowledge-based activity provides 1.0 contact hours of continuing pharmacy education credit.
Other Healthcare Professionals: Other health care professionals will receive a certificate of attendance confirming the number of contact hours commensurate with the extent of participation in this activity.
Available Credit
- 1.00 ACPE PharmacyThe UPMC Center for Continuing Education in the Health Sciences is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) as a Provider of continuing pharmacy education.
- 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
- 1.00 ANCCUPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
- 1.00 Attendance